Carl C. Holzapfel

Highest auction price achieved
£ 1308.00

By John Dilworth

HOLZAPFEL, Carl C. Born 1874 Illingen Germany, died 1963 Baltimore, Maryland USA. Pupil of Carl Scheytt. Emigrated to the USA 1892. Established in Baltimore from 1898. Stradivari, Amati, and Guarneri models with appropriate shades of varnish. Local materials, occasionally with five-stranded purfling. Very prolific maker. Also made bows and plucked instruments. Some instruments branded on pegbox: ‘C. Holzapfel’ Carl C. Holzapfel / Anno 1928 / Baltimore. Md.

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Price History

Type Title Sold Price
Violin 35.9 cm Baltimore, 1935 Fri 1st July 11 £ 661.00
Violin 35.9 cm Baltimore, 1910 c. Thu 1st July 10 £ 1308.00
Violin Baltimore, 1925 Fri 1st October 04 £ 445.00
Violin 1916 Wed 1st October 03 £ 763.00
Violin 1938 Wed 1st October 03 £ 1109.00
Violin 1905 c. Thu 1st May 03 £ 441.00

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